Canada has a long history of union victories that have defined national events and made for a more just and humane society, led by Canada’s most prominent unions. But some of those major players have recently suffered major setbacks, in a span of just a month: On Nov. 27, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers […]

Initial analysis on the final text of the new North American trade pact Canada signed on Friday is pointing to two changes – one potentially helpful for the auto sector, the other potentially problematic for labour rights. Read more.

Unifor received notification on Monday (Nov. 26) that, as of now, there is no product allocated to the GM Oshawa Assembly Plant past December 2019, but Unifor does not accept this announcement and is immediately calling on GM to live up to the contractual commitments it made during 2016 negotiations. Read more.

As socialist Seattle city councillor Kshama Sawant recently explained to an organizing meeting of the $15 and Fairness campaign, movements are not an easy series of victories, but a set of inspiring breakthroughs and frustrating setbacks – and we need to learn from both in order to build mass movements. Read more.